Genesis 3:1-7, 23-24

I John 2:16

Lust of the flesh

• Ecclesiastes 2:8, 11; 5:10 – It is our spiritual appetite that needs attention!

• I Timothy 6:7-19 – We should be content with basic necessities.

• Philippians 4:11-12 – Paul had learned to be content. Accumulating things won’t make you content. You have to learn to be content with what you already have.

Lust of the eyes

• Job 31:1 – Job knew how important it was to guard his eyes.

• Matthew 5:27-29 – Be careful of the thoughts of your mind.

• Matthew 18:6-7 – Be careful of causing others to lust and sin.

• I Timothy 4:12 – Do people see us as believers or do they see a lack of purity in us?

Pride of life

• Proverbs 12:15 – It is easy to stop listening if we think we are right.

• Proverbs 26:4-5 – Don’t answer a fool with the same type of foolishness.

• John 2:19-21; Matthew 26:59-63 – Jesus refused to answer their misunderstanding.

• Matthew 27:39-40

• Acts 6:14 – This could be the same confusion coming up again.

• Sometimes the wisest thing to do is to be silent.

God loves us and has warned about the temptations of Satan. Let us take God’s warnings to heart!